Stage border-light.



J. G. BRONAUGH.

STAGE BORDER LIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED mmso, 190a.

Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

4. ICE.

JOHN G. BRONAUGH, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

STAGE BORDER-LIGHT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. Bnonancn, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county ofJackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stage Border- Lights, of which the following is aspcciiica tion.

This invention relates to stage border lights and my object is toproduce a structure of this character which is thoroughly fireproof inwhich the lamps are protected from breakage by moving scenery or othercause, and which can be easily and quickly secured in or removed fromoperative position.

A further object is to produce a border light containing a plurality oflamps to one or more of which easy and quick access may be had forrepair or other purposes.

WVith these objects in view and others as hereinafter appear, theinvention consists in certain novel and peculiar features ofconstruction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed. andin order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is a front view of a stageborder light embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is an enlarged verticalcross section of the same, on line IIII of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a top planView of one end of the same with the cover Omitted. Fig. 1, is aperspective view of a part of the body portion of the structure. Fig. 5,is a perspective view of a part of the cover of the structure. Fig. 6,is an enlarged vertical section of a part of the structure in the laneof one of the hangers. Fig. 7, is a sim' ar view in the plane of one ofthe hinge brackets for the guard.

Before proceeding with a detailed description it should be stated thatthis border light is intended primarily as a proscenium arch light, thatis a light which is supported at or near the top of the arch at thestage side of the same.

In the said drawings a sheet metal angle plate in length greater thanthe width of the arch by preference, com )rises the vertical arm 1 andthe horizonta arm 2, the lower end of the former terminating in asti'll'ening flange 3. The forward edge of arm 2 is doubled back uponitself to form a stiffening bead 4. The arm 2 is formed with a U-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 30, 1908.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Serial No. 413,704.

shaped depression 5 for its full length and at the upper edges andopposite ends of the depression is formed with incisions 6.

7 indicates inclined braces bolted between said arms, the lower ends ofthe braces being bolted as at 8 to arm 1 and their upper ends as at 9 toarm 2 forward of its depressed portion 5.

10 indicates substantially right angle shaped hangers having theirhorizontal arms projecting forward and bolted at 11 to arm 2, andprovided with arched portions 12 over the depressed portion 5. A coverof sheet metal comprises a plurality of sections 13 of inverted-U sha )ein cross section, these sections being ongitudinally alined andconjointly equal in length to the angle plate. They lit over and uponthe arched portions 12 of the hangers and terminate in horizontalflanges 14 which rest upon the portions of arm 2, at opposite sides ofthe depressed portions 5 of said arm and arebolted to said arm at 15. Invertical alinement with the hangers the cover sections are stampedupward to provide grooves 16 to receive and accommodate the hangers andat its outer ends the cover composed of said sections is provided withincisions 17 registering with incisions 6.

18 indicates a cap closing the ends of the longitudinal passages formedby and between the depressed portion 5 and arched portions 13 of thecover, said cap having flanges 19 projecting into the incisions 6 and17, bottom flanges 20 underlying the de pressed portion 5 and rivetedthereto at 21, and top illanges 22, which underlie the ends of thearched portion of the cover. One of said caps is provided with a pair ofopenings 23 to receive eyelets 24 of porcelain or equivalent materialthrough which the electric feed wires 25 extend, said wires beingconneeted in the usual or any preferred manner to incandescent lampsockets 26 secured to and depending through the depressed portion 5 ofthe angle plate, said sections being equipped with incandescent lamps27.

A still wire guard 28 of substantially right angle form in end view isinverted with respect to the angle plate and secured to the latter so asto protect the lamps from injury from any cause, the lower edge of theguard i being secured to metal hooks 29 extending through the angleplate and secured thereto by spring cotters 30, the upper edge of theguard being secured to angle shaped hooks 31 depending through arm 2 ofthe angle plate and riveted at 32 to arm 2.

The structure is supported at the desired height in any suitable manner,the preferred method of supporting it being to form the hangers witheyes 34 at their upper ends to receive the lower ends of supportingcables 35, the cable being upheld by any suitable means not shown whichwill permit of the quick and easy lowering of the structure to Withinconvenient reach of a person on the stage. As such means for supportingthe cable is old and well known it has not been illustrated ordescribed.

In the event of the breakage of a filament of a lamp or lamps, thestructure can be easily lowered. The spring cotters 30 are thenwithdrawn to permit the wire guard to be swung outward to give access tothe dead lamp or lamps, the guard being resecured in position quicklyand easily. If it is necessary to obtain access to the passagecontaining the electric wires and sockets at any particular point, theoverlying cover section is removed by simply removing the securing bolts15. After the diiliculty is remedied the cover section is rebolted inposition. It will be seen that the removal of one or more of thesections of the cover may be effected and that practically any otherrepair may take place without disengaging the structure from thesupporting cables and that for this reason repairs can be made easilyand quickly and economically.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced afireproof border light for stages embodying the features of advantageenumerated as desirable in the statement of invention and I wish it tobe understood that I do not desire to be restricted to the exact detailsof construction and organization shown and described as variousmodifications will suggest themselves to one skilled in the art.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A stage border light, comprising an angle plate provided with a lonitudinally extending depression, incandescent lamps depending from saiddepression, a guard secured to the angle plate and with the latterinclosing said lamps, a cover secured to the an le plate and providedwith a longitudinal arched portion over said depression, and capssecured to the ends of the depressed and arched portions of the angleplate and cover respectively and closing the passage formed thereby.

2. In a stage border light, an angle plate comprising substantiallyvertical and horizontal arms, incandescent lamps depending from thehorizontal arm, and a substantially L-shaped wire guard conjointly withsaid angle plate inclosing said lamps and hinged at its upper end to thehorizontal arm of the angle plate and detachably connected at its lowerend to the vertical arm of said an le plate.

3. In a stage border light, an an le plate comprising substantiallyvertical and horizontal arms, incandescent lamps depending "from thehorizontal arm, a wire guard which conjoin ly with said angle plateinc/loses said lamps, hooks depending from the horizontal arm of theangle plate and forming a hingelike support for the upper end of theguard, hooks secured to the lower end or the guard and extending throughthe vertical arm of the angle plate, and means for securing said hooksto the vertical arm of the angle plate to prevent swinging or hingemovement of the guard.

l. In a stage border light, an angle plate comprising substantiallyvertical and horizont al arms the horizontal arm having a longitudinaldepression, incandescent lamps depending trom the said depression, awire guard which conj ointly with said angle plate incloses said lamps,hooks depending from the horizontal arm ol the angle plate and -forminga hinge-like support for the upper end of the guard, hooks secured tothe lower end of the guard and extending through the vertical arm of theangle plate, means for securing said hooks to the angle-plate to preventswinging or hinge movement of the guard, hangers secured to the angleplate, and a cover composed o'l" similar sections secured to thehorizontal arm the angle plate and provided with arched portionsbridging the depressed portion of said arm.

5. In a stage border light, an angle plate comprising substantiallyvertical and hori zontal arms the horizontal arm having a longitudinaldepression, incandescent lamps dependr g from the horizontal arm, a wireguard which conjointly with said angle plate incloses said lamps, hooksdepending from the horizontal arm of the angle plate and forming ahinge-like support for the upper end of the guard, hooks secured to thelower end of the guard aml extending through the vertical arm of theangle plate, means for securing said hooks to the angle plate to preventswinging or hinge movement of the guard, hangers secured to the angleplate and having arched portions above the depressed portions of saidplates, and a cover composed of longitudinally alined sections securedto the horizontal arm of the angle plate an d provided with archedportions bridging the depressed portion of said plate.

6. The combination of an angle plate havin a horizontal arm providedwith a longitudinal depression, lamps depending from said depression,and a cover secured upon said horizontal arm and having a longitudinalarched portion bridging the depression. in the arm.

7. The combination of an angle plate having a longitudinal depression inits horizontal arm, hangers secured to the said horizontal arm andhaving arched portions bridging the depression therein, and a coversecured upon said arm over said hangers and having a longitudinal archedportion bridging the depression in the arm and registering with thearched portions of the hangers.

8. The combination of an angle plate having a horizontal arm providedwith a longitudinal depression, a cover secured upon said arm and havinga longitudinal arched portion bridging the depression therein, and capsregistering with the depression in the arm and the arched portion of thecap and having inwardly projecting flanges underlying and secured to thesame.

In testimony whereof I a'ffix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN C. BRONAUGH. itnesses:

H. C. Ronenns, G. Y. 'lnonrn.

